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2023 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for computer science students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the IT master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Washington - Tacoma Campus to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Bothell Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree information technology programs. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Seattle Pacific University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree information technology programs. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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With a ranking of #8, California Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #9, National University did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #10, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 815
California 1,160
Oregon 140
Nevada 81
Hawaii 6
Alaska 16

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.

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